1992 Football League play-offs
The
Second Division
The Second Division season finished with
Blackburn won the first leg 4-2 at Ewood Park, and Derby's 2-1 win in the return leg at the Baseball Ground was not enough to prevent the Lancastrian side from going through to the final. In the other semi-final, Cambridge held Leicester to a 1-1 draw at the Abbey Stadium before losing the return leg 5-0 at Filbert Street.
The final - and a place in the new Premier League - was settled by a single goal as Blackburn beat Leicester thanks to a penalty by former Leicester striker Mike Newell, securing Blackburn's return to the top flight of English football after 26 years away.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | Derby County | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 69 | 51 | +18 | 78 |
4 | Leicester City | 46 | 23 | 8 | 15 | 62 | 55 | +7 | 77 |
5 | Cambridge United | 46 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 65 | 47 | +18 | 74 |
6 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 70 | 53 | +17 | 74 |
Semi-finals
- First leg
Cambridge United | 1–1 | Leicester City |
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O'Shea 76' | Russell 44' |
Blackburn Rovers | 4–2 | Derby County |
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Sellars 35' Newell 44' Speedie 66', 70' |
Gabbiadini 2' Johnson 14' |
- Second leg
Derby County | 2–1 | Blackburn Rovers |
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Comyn 23' McMinn 74' |
Moran 49' |
Blackburn Rovers won 5–4 on aggregate.
Leicester City won 6–1 on aggregate.
Final
Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Leicester City |
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Newell 45' (pen.) |
Third Division
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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3 | Huddersfield Town
|
46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 78 |
4 | Stoke City | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 69 | 49 | +20 | 77 |
5 | Stockport County | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 75 | 51 | +24 | 76 |
6 | Peterborough United | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 65 | 58 | +7 | 74 |
Semi-finals
- First leg
Stockport County | 1–0 | Stoke City |
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Ward 41' |
- Second leg
Stoke City | 1–1 | Stockport County |
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Stein 81' | Beaumont 1' |
Stockport County won 2–1 on aggregate.
Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Peterborough United |
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Starbuck 2' | Sterling 69' Cooper 86' |
Peterborough United won 4–3 on aggregate.
Final
Peterborough United | 2–1 | Stockport County |
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Charlery 51', 89' | Francis 87' |
Fourth Division
A year after losing the Fourth Division playoff final on penalties to Torquay United, Blackpool returned to Wembley for a showdown with Scunthorpe United and this time were the winning side as they triumphed on penalties after a 1-1 draw. The Seasiders had overcome league newcomers Barnet in their semi-final, with Scunthorpe overcoming Crewe Alexandra in the other semi-final.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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4 | Blackpool | 42 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 74 |
5 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 64 | 59 | +5 | 72 |
6 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 66 | 51 | +15 | 70 |
7 | Barnet | 42 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 81 | 61 | +20 | 69 |
Semi-finals
- First leg
Crewe Alexandra | 2–2 | Scunthorpe United |
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Hignett 6' Naylor 39' |
Helliwell 17', 35' |
- Second leg
Blackpool won 2–1 on aggregate.
Scunthorpe United | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra |
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Hamilton 89' |
Scunthorpe United won 4–2 on aggregate.
Final
Blackpool | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Scunthorpe United |
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Bamber 40' | Daws 52' | |
Penalties | ||
Cook Groves Garner Eyres |
4–3 | White |